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Language Arts Unit 5 Vocabulary Flashcards

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Image Definition

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A representation, impression, or idea of someone or something that is typically shared by others

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Image Definition

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A representation, impression, or idea of someone or something that is typically shared by others

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Commodity Definition

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A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper and coffee

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Soldered Definition

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To join or fuse together

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Astute Definition

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Having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly

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Excursion Definition

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A short journey or trip, especially one taken as a leisure activity

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Leisure Definition

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Time when one is not working or occupied; free tie

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Apt Definition

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Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances

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Apt Definition

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Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances

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Trifle Definition

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A thing of little value or importance

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Anticipate Definition

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regard as probable; expect or predic

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Proverb Definition

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A short, well-known pithy saying, stating a general truth or piece of advice

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Anecdote Definition

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A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

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Shrewd Definition

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Having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute

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Tone Definition

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The author of speaker’s attitude toward the audience or subject matter

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Drudgery Definition

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Hard menial or dull work

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Watchword Definition

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A word or phrase expressing a person’s or group’s core aim or belief

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Vocation Definition

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A strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation

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Emotional Appeal Definition

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An argument that tries to persuade by affecting people’s emotions

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Logical appeal Definition

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An argument that tries to persuade by demonstrating logical or factual truth

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Logical Fallacy Definition

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False logic caused by an error in reasoning

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False-either-or argument

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The false claim that there is only two possible sides to a given problem

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Name-Calling Definition

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An argument that relies on insulting the opponent rather than on logic

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Overgeneralization Definition

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A statement that is too broad or general to be true all the time

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Circular Reasoning Definition
A logical fallacy in which support for a statement is a restatement of the same idea in different words
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Hone definition
To sharpen a blade
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Substantial Definition
Of considerable importance, size, or worth
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Wit Definition
The capacity for inventive thought and quick understanding; keen intelligence
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Candor Definition
The quality of being open and honest; frankness
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Dogmatic Definition
Inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true
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Assure Definition
Tell someone something positively to dispel any doubts
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Apprehend Definition
Arrest (someone) for a crime
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Prudence Definition
The quality of being prudent; cautiousness.
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Prudent Definition
Acting with or showing care and thought for the future
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Knave Definition
A dishonest or unscrupulous man
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Modesty Definition
The quality or state of being unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities
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Modest Definition
Unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements
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Maxim Definition
A short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct
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Prose Definition
Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure
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Stoop Definition
Bend one's head or body forwards and downwards
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Sinew Definition
A piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone; a tendon or ligament
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Slander Definition
The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation
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Feeble Definition
Lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness
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Endeavor Definition
Try hard to do or achieve something
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Toiler Definition
People who work long and hard
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Toil Definition
Work extremely hard
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Indolent Definition
Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy
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Shirk Definition
Avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility)
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Stifles Definition
Make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate
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Derision Definition
Contemptuous ridicule or mockery
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Ambition Definition
A strong desire to do or achieve something
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Blight Definition
A plant disease, typically one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts
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Blight 2nd Definition
A thing that spoils or damages something
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Lodgement Definition
A place in which a person or thing is located or lodged
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Conceited Definition
Excessively proud of oneself; vain
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Vain Definition
Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth
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Frank Definition
Open, honest, and direct in speech or writing, especially when dealing with unpalatable matters
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Equivocation Definition
The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication
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Consternation Definition
A feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected
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Adjournment Definition
An act or period of adjourning or being adjourned
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Sublimest (superlative adjective of sublime) Definition
Of very great excellence or beauty
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Present Perfect Definition
Indicates an action that took place sometime in the past, or one that is still occurring
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Past Perfect Definition
Indicates an action that took place before something else occurred
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Future Perfect Definition
Indicates an action that has yet to take place, but will take place before a particular time
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Present progressive Definition
Expresses something that began in the past, occurs in the present, and will continue in the future
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Past Progressive Definition
Expresses something that began in the past, but was completed in the present
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Present Perfect-Progressive Definition
Expresses something that began in the past and is occurring in the present, but may not continue in the future
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Past Perfect-Progressive Definition
Expresses something that began in the past and was completed in the past

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